Straight talk and telling it like it is were the themes of our August Tech Cocktail Sessions event in DC, where we were joined by a diverse panel of local investors:
Paul Singh: Founder of Disruption Corporation, general partner of the Crystal Tech Fund, former partner at 500 StartupsDan Mindus: Founder of NexGen Angels, investment director at CIT Gap FundsDon Rainey: General partner at Grotech VenturesSong Pak: General counsel and chief compliance officer at Revolution Growth; SVP and deputy general counsel at RevolutionJohn Backus: Cofounder and managing partner at New Atlantic VenturesSteven Konsek: Program director in the Small Business Innovation Research program at the National Science FoundationPenny Lee: Principal at Venn Strategies; also working with 1776’s fund
From this event, we learned Paul Singh’s 7 Dirty Secrets of Venture Capital and 6 Lies VCs Tell You. We also learned more about what they look for in founders, whether location matters, and what industries they’re excited about. Here’s the full video:
